My 1970 convertible challenger right inside door handle won’t open the door if the latch goes to the full latch position. Still opens with the outside handle .Worked last time I used it and then nothing.No play in the rod to the latch ,suggestions? The striker has good alignment and door hinges are good .Thanks Tim
Passenger door just stopped opening from the inside !
- Thread starter Tim Lynch
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pschlosser
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You may have to pull the door panel and inspect operation of the rod to figure out what's up. I suspect there is an issue at the latch, itself, where the inner and outer rods come together and actuate the latch.
If you still cannot figure it out, some pics or a short video of the area may help others diagnose.
If you still cannot figure it out, some pics or a short video of the area may help others diagnose.
pschlosser
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The inside rod pushes on a lever at the latch. the same lever (more or less) as the outer rod. Watching that, operate the inner and the outer to see if the travel of that level is the same. I'm betting its not. I know the outer lever (i have one I can sell) can be adjusted (its length) by bending it, unsure of the inner tho. lemme go look on my car, as the panel is off.
pschlosser
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I just checked. I think I'm wrong about both the inside and outside rods operating the same part of the latch.
Mike73Dodge
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Obviously without pulling the door panel off the inside we can't be sure what's going on. I did a full rotisserie restoration on my 73 Challenger so I had every part off and disassembled. I found that the passenger inside door handle mechanism was worn to the point of almost not functioning. See attached picture. This seemed strange to me because the drivers side that gets a lot more cycles was OK. I had to drill out the pins, make a new link and 2 new pins, then reassemble and swage pins back in place. You can see in the picture how the hole in the old link was almost worn through.
Mike73Dodge
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Old link and pins. Pin was almost worn through also
heminut
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Nice fabrication there!
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